He mentions the "they don't report exit polling numbers because it might affect turnout", and immediately dismisses the point.

It's not a small point. If people are still voting in California, we shouldn't be saying "well... election's over". It WOULD affect turnout and if you're a moral person who values people participating in the democratic process, you should respect that.

Be cynical all you want. But it's not useful to criticize a news corporation for having one moral scruple about something - even if it also provides a nice side benefit for them of boosted ratings. There's a reason reporting on exit polling is banned in other countries.

The on-air systematic dismantling and destruction of Crossfire at Jon Stewart's hands is still one of my favorite pieces of television. The fact that they brought him on as a guest, and then he took a giant steaming dump on their entire show and lit it on fire just amuses me to no end. The fact that Tucker Carlson and his ridiculous bow tie could only sit there and plaintively mewl about "b-b-b-but I thought you were supposed to be funny :( " made it extra satisfying.

lacydog:There's a reason reporting on exit polling is banned in other countries.

Yes, there's nothing like restrictions on the free flow of information to enhance the democratic process. By that logic, let's put a muzzle on poll aggregators like Nate Silver because they can predict the election with a high degree of confidence weeks, if not months, from election day.